diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
index f0a2d8442..686cb8110 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ jobs:
           go install github.com/goreleaser/nfpm/v2/cmd/nfpm@v2.35.3
       - name: Tag release
         run: |
+          git config --global user.name 'github-actions'
+          git config --global user.email '41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
           git tag -a "v${{env.VERSION}}" -m "CI Autogenerated"
           git tag -a "sdk/v${{env.VERSION}}" -m "CI Autogenerated"
       - name: Push Tags